Synonyms for aquatic

Synonyms for (noun) aquatic

Synonyms: aquatic

Definition: a plant that lives in or on water

Similar words: flora, plant, plant life

Definition: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion


Synonyms for (adj) aquatic

Synonyms: aquatic

Definition: operating or living or growing in water

Usage: boats are aquatic vehicles; water lilies are aquatic plants; fish are aquatic animals

Similar words: marine

Definition: native to or inhabiting the sea

Usage: marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales


Similar words: subaquatic, semiaquatic

Definition: partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water

Usage: a marginal subaquatic flora


Similar words: subaquatic, subaqueous, underwater, submerged, submersed

Definition: growing or remaining under water

Usage: viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat; submerged leaves


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